Rubber foothold.



PATEN'TED JUNE 23, 1908.

E. A; STRANG.

VTo" all when@ it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD A. STRAG,

citizen of. the United States,` residingl'at- Cleveland, in the countyof Cuyahoga and' v State ofOhio, have-invented a certaln new landusefullmp'roveinent in` Rubber Foot# lholds, of whichthe following is afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to:

j the accompanying drawings.

u, vThe present invention relates to improvements' 1n frubber footholdssuch` as isset forth in my copendirrg application for rubber vI'ootho`lds, Serial No'. 374,986', filed May 22",

. Morel-s eciiically the invention relates-,toa f foot-,hol comprisinga'sole adapted to -ex- 'tend 4at the rear up under the inclinedportionof the lshank or arch of the sole`of the shoe of lthe wearer,land having a narrow" strip forming anjupper along and co-exten- `sivewith .the-margin of suchsole and provided with a substantially inelasticbead which extendsthroughout the upper. lhi's f bead'is ada t'ed tdtakein thcrease above the soleof t eA shoe'of the wearer and terminates atits ends in the up' er adjacent to the .end of the sole portion at-,t earch or .shank .of-

` the shoe. The sole portion is held upon v'the ,shoe by'means of anelastic strap which passes around the heel and is'fastened at its endstothe jends of the side'portions of the upper'whereby it is free toexert ractically its entire stress upon the ends oft e bead in y'theupper.. This elastic vstrap is provided with anvelastic bead which formssubstan tially a continuation of the inelastic bead of i 'the u per so:that its tension is exerted direct y upon such bead.

.1. as 'consistin The invention may be further summarizedpanyingspec'iiication', drawings and claims. Referring tothe drawings;Figure 1 isa 44view'in side elevation of an improved foothold la lied toa shoe, which is shown in dotted lnes; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan;` Fig. 3

is a top plan; and Fig. Pls a sectlon'upon the at the rear to form a,shank or arch'portion 2,`

adapted to. extend substantially under .the

inclined position ofthe archjor shank of the in the construction andcom-- Abiliation of eatures set forth in the accomsmrns? Partnr onirica.i

' 'RUBBER EQQTOLD.

e'nd thereof and the heel. This sole is pro.- vided along fits' mar in'with 'an Kupturned narrow 'strip i extensive w1th the edge ofthe-soleandvterminati'ng at the arch at substantiall the 'rear make thisbead ofa more or less hard inelastic cord 'with 'its ends terminating with the*ends ofthe. side `portions of the .up

shown atn 3 and for a. purpose whlc will vhereinafter ap ear.

Secured to t e ends of the side portions of the upper at the arch orshank of the shoe and extending slightly up under thel arch and anchored1n the. ends of the side portions isv an elastic rubberstrap '5, adaptedto'form substantiallyfa continuation of the inclined Arear end of thesole and'of .the side ortions of the u er and lit takes around the ul eof the leelp or the purpose of' holding the.' ootprovided referablupon'the exteriorwith continuation of the inelastic bead 4, whereby thepull or tension of this elastic bead may be ,at the side'fto holdthefoot-hol'd upon the shoe of the wearer. The elastic strap 5, alsoserves to draw upon the ends of the sides of the endsof the inelasticbead 4.-

directly upon t e ends of the side portionsof the up er, and upon theends of the inelastic bead t us drawing the same into the crease of theshoe at all times andthat the elastic its more or less direct pull uponthe ends of the yinelastic bead is eatly augmented in effect bythis pullof t e elastic stra 1. As an article of. manufacture, a rubber foot-holdcomprising a sole portion adapted to extend up under the shank or archof a shoe, a narrow upper at and co-extensive with the margin of ,saidsole portion, a tension' member...carried by said upper and adapted toyengage the upper of the inserted shoe immediate y above' the soleportion 3, Whic .forms an upper co-` v eras' hold upon the shoe. fThiselastic-strap is exerted directly uI on the ends of the inelasl tic beadto draw t e same in against the shoe the upper andy upon the bead toincrease or augment the stress of the elastic bead 6 upon i bead carriedby the elastic strap in' exerting i' Specification of fathers Patent. 'llatented` June 23, 1908. i f Applicauon measptembr'asignan-serian.394,315.

shoe so as'-toleave a distance betweenfthe end of the'sole'and itisprovide with an i inelastic b'ead which is embedded in the-rublber inany preferred manner. Iy prefer to-V aoA an elastic ead 6, w ch formssubstantially a 'I It has been found'in actual practice 'that theelastic stra 5, actually exerts its tensiond Having described myinvention, claim l thereof, saidtension member when made taut beingadapted to pull about the sides.

and around the toe of the inserted shoeand anelastic strap provided withan elastic bead adapted to exert its tension directly upon the tensionmember carried by the upper.

2. As an article. of manufactiue, a rubber foot-hold comprising a soloadapted to eX- tend' up under the shank or arch of a shoe, a narrowupper at and co-extensive with the margin ol' said soleI and having aninelastic bead adapted to take into the crease above the sole of a shoe,and an elastic heel strap provided with an elastic bead adapted to exertits tension directly upon the inelastic bead of theupper.

3. As an article of manufacture, a rubber foot--hold comprising a soleadapted to extend up under the arch or shank of a shoe, an upper alongand (vo-extensive with the margin of said solc and provided with aninelastic bead terminating at the. ends of the side portions of theupper and adapted to take in the crease above the sole of the shoe, andan elastic strap secured to the ends of the side portions of the upperand provided with an elastic bead forming substantially a continuationof the inelastic bead of the upper.

4. As an article. of manufacture, a footholdcomprising a sole having anupwardly inclined rear portion adapted to take under the shank of ashoe, an upper along and coextensive with the margin of said sole. andterminating at the sides at substantially the end of thc sole portionand having an inelastic bead terminating at the ends ol' the sideportion and adapted to take in the e rease of the sole, and an elasticstra i provided within the edges thereof with an elastic bead adapted toexert its tension upon the inelastic bead of the upper.

5. As an article of |na.uifacture, a foothold comprising a sole havingan upwardly inclined rear portion and adapted to take under the shank ofa shoe, an upper along and co-extensivewith the margin of said sole andterminating at the sides at substantially the end of the sole portionand having an inelastic bead terminating at the ends of the side portionand adapted to take in the crease of the sole, and an elastic strapprovided within the edges thereof with an externally arranged elasticbead forminor substantially a continuation of the. inelastic bead of theupper.

6. As an article of manufacture, a foothold comprising a sole having anupwardly inclined rear portion and adapted to take under the shank of ashoe, an upper along and (io-extensive with the margin of said sole andterminating at the sides .at substantially the end of the sole portionand having an inelastic hardened bead terminating at the ends of thesidel portions thereof and adapted to take in the crease of the sole,and an elastic strap provided within the edges thereof with an elasticbead forming substantially a continuation of the inelastic bead of theupper.

7. As an article of manufacture, a foothold comprising a solel having anupwardly inclined rear portion and adapted to take under the shank ol' ashoe, an upper along and co-extensive with the margin of said sole andterminating at the sides at substantially theend of the sole portion andhaving an in elastic hardened bead terminating at the ends of the sideportions and adapted to take in the crease of the sole, and an elasticstrap provided within the edges thereof with an externally arrangedelastic bead forming sul stantially a continuation ofthe inelastic beadof the upper.

' ln testimony whereof l allix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

EDWAR l) A. STRANG. Witnesses:

B. W. Bnocim'r'r, 1i. M.(`Ar,rin:.

